David Smith

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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David Smith is the Labour MP for North Northumberland, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

446

Votes Cast

£182,965

Expenses 2024-25

5,067

Majority

36.6%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£182,965

Staffing£118,588
Office£27,334
Travel£19,652
Accommodation£17,392

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 48,843 voters

✓Labour
17,855 votes36.6%
Conservative
12,788 votes26.2%
Reform UK
7,688 votes15.7%
Liberal Democrat
5,169 votes10.6%
Independent
3,220 votes6.6%
Green Party
1,743 votes3.6%
Social Democratic Party
92 votes0.2%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

175

Written Questions

13

Oral Questions

92

Debates Spoken In⚑

164

Speeches⚑

446

Divisions Voted

⚑Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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4 NO

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee

4 votes · 20 Oct 2026

5 NO

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee

5 votes · 19 Oct 2026

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Financial Interests(5)

Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

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Type of land/property
Residential property
Number of properties
1
Location
Northumberland
Ownership details
Co-owned with a family member
Rental income
until 28 October 2024
Rental income details
The rental was paid to my family member

Registered 15 July 2024; updated 16 October 2025

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

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Date interest ended
23 January 2026

Registered 15 July 2024; updated 24 January 2026

Miscellaneous

the Government as the UK Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief

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Date interest arose
27 February 2025

Registered 28 February 2025

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

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Date interest arose
22 October 2025

Registered 7 November 2025

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

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Date interest arose
12 January 2026

Registered 24 January 2026

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by David in Parliament

School Games: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans her Department has for funding the School Games Organiser Network after July 2026.

Department for Culture, Media and Sport23 Feb 2026

LINK Scheme Holdings: Bank Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of Link’s possible responsibility for delivering access to banking services and access to cash services.

AnsweredTreasury23 Feb 2026

Neurodiversity: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that local health authorities provide parents with clear information regarding expected wai

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care23 Feb 2026

Primary Education: Physical Education and Sports

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of how Primary PE and Sport will be funded in the 2026–27 academic year; and when she plans to announce future funding a

AnsweredDepartment for Education23 Feb 2026

East Coast Main Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of variations in ticket pricing between rail operators on the East Coast Main

AnsweredDepartment for Transport10 Feb 2026

Mineworkers' Pension Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to remove the mechanism in the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme that freezes bonus pension increase.

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero20 Jan 2026

Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to publish the Integrated National Transport Strategy for England, following the closure of the call for evidence on 20 February 2025.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport7 Jan 2026

Broadband: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with Ofcom on considering the needs of rural broadband investment in the Telecoms Access Review.

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology7 Jan 2026

Development Aid: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help increase funding for education for children around the world.

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office2 Jan 2026

Agriculture: Subsidies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what reassurance she can give to farmers whose cashflow relies on Higher Tier payments arriving in early December and who have no

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs2 Jan 2026
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